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A leading lettings industry figure is warning politicians that they risk shrinking the size of the private rental sector if they...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties.  This means compulsory...

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...

A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000.  The...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the greatest anxiety according to analysis by a property management firm.  Lettings company...

Insecure tenancies, poor housing conditions and overcrowding lead to health problems and worsen risks in the pandemic, a think tank claims. The...

A YMCA chief executive claims the proliferation of HMOs may be endangering private tenants’ health by encouraging overcrowding and undersized-rooms. Alan Fraser,...

Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...

The Scottish government has announced new measures to regulate short-term lets north of the border.  The government is handing local authorities fresh...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 after tenants were discovered living in an appalling and unsafe property.  Officers...

The Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy would have a devasting impact on the private rented sector and lead to...

Plans to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Barking and Dagenham has been approved by the government. Under...

A husband and wife have been issued with fines, penalties and costs totalling more than £8,000 after showing a complete disregard...

The new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will be introduced from tomorrow giving tenants the tenants the right to...

The proportion of income spent by private tenants on rents in England has continued to fall, according to an official report...

The new regulations introduced last month to bring mandatory licensing to all Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) was designed to better...

A landlord in Ilford, Essex, who allowed 23 people to live in overcrowded conditions has been fined £7,500. Tenants in a house...

A rogue managing agent of an overcrowded house of multiple occupation (HMO) in east London has been fined £26,000 for breaches...

Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing come into force in England today, requiring properties with five or more...

Buy-to-let landlords must prepare for new licensing laws for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) to ensure that they do not fall...

Rogue landlords in Ashford will now face fines of up to £30,000 after Ashford Borough Council voted to adopt new rules...

New guidance for landlords to further protect tenants from poor living conditions has been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

Doncaster Council’s Cabinet will be discussing new ways to tackle rogue landlords at their meeting later today. The proposal is to introduce...

Rogue landlords in Milton Keynes are being put on notice as the local council announces a new ‘tough approach’, including the...

Councils will be handed tough new powers to punish rogue landlords up to £30,000. Under the new legislation, being introduced in October,...

A rogue landlord has been fined in excess of £20,000 after renting a single house out to three separate families. Veli Bunul...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) yesterday announced fresh plans to clamp down on rogue landlord practices such as...

The mayor of London’s decision to launch a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ rogue landlords and letting agents...

A property firm with assets in the Virgin Islands has paid a £8,000 civil penalty to Brent Council after two tenants...

It has been confirmed that a database of rogue landlords and letting agents as well as new banning orders will be...

The Welsh government is currently seeking views on proposed regulations, made under section 94 of the act, for determining if a...

A landlord in Luton has been fined £11,620 for letting an unlicensed and poorly-maintained house in the town which is classed...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

A Lincoln landlord has been told to pay more than £8,000 for serious overcrowding and safety breaches. Abdol Ali Javid Keshmiri of...

The owner of a three-bedroom house in Queensbury, north-west London, where 35 men were living in rooms full of mattresses has threatened to...

Brent Council has once again vowed to clamp down on rogue landlords in the local area after 35 men we found...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 after tenants were discovered living in appalling, cramped conditions, as Brent Council...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has ended a consultation on ‘Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and residential property...

Don Valley MP Caroline Flint is calling for selective licensing to be extended across the borough, after visiting Newham in London,...

A landlord operating in the London borough of Brent has been has been ordered to pay close to £7,500 for cramming...

A criminal landlord has been handed a fine of almost £40,000 after he was caught housing 24 tenants in a rental...

Landlords in parts of Manchester may soon have to apply for a licence to let their properties as part of a...

The new mayor of London has pledged to get tough on rogue landlords in the capital by introducing a ‘London Landlord...

A landlord has been fined for breaching regulations for houses in multiple occupation following an early morning raid involving immigration enforcement officers. As...

A landlord who let out dark, damp and overcrowded rooms has been hit with a huge £67,000 fine. Rogue landlord Liakath Ali,...

The Government is poised to introduce tough new laws for landlords this week – with fines of up to £30,000 for...

Landlords and letting agents are being urged to help tackle “modern slavery” by Thames Valley police. Modern slavery is a growing issue...

Enforcement officers from Barking and Dagenham Council swooped on three addresses in east London last week as part of clamp down...

Two private landlords have been fined for failing to tackle sub-standard conditions in their properties after successful prosecutions by Islington Council. In...

A Harlington HMO landlord has been fined £11,000 after putting his tenants' lives at risk. London Borough of Hillingdon Council found Javeed...